Thomas FINCH

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Service Number:	996
Enlisted:	22 November 1915, Place of enlistment - Norseman, Western Australia.
Last Rank:	Sapper
Last Unit:	3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company)
Born:	St Helens, Lancashire England, 1872
Home Town:	Norseman, Dundas, Western Australia
Schooling:	Church of England, Parr Mount, St Helens, Lancashire, England
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	acute nephritis, United Kingdom, 11 November 1917
Cemetery:	Melcombe Regis Cemetery, Dorset, England Plot II, Row C, Grave 3110,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Norseman District Roll of Honour

22 Nov 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 996, Mining Corps, Place of enlistment - Norseman, Western Australia.
20 Feb 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 996, Mining Corps, Following the farewell parade in the Domain, Sydney, the Australian Mining Corps embarked on HMAT 'A38' Ulysses from Sydney, on 20th February 1916.
18 Dec 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company)
29 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Sapper, 996, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), On 29 October 1917, Thomas fell sick whilst on leave in England and was admitted to the Camp Hospital at Weymouth, seriously ill, on 4 November 1917. Thomas died of Acute Nephritis on 11 November 1917 at Ward 31A, Sidney Hall Hospital, Weymouth. His death was classified as ‘Died of Disease’ and was due to his service in the war.
11 Nov 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 996, 3rd Tunnelling Company (inc. 6th Tunnelling Company), Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 996 awm_unit: 3rd Australian Tunnelling Company awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1917-11-11

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